Ukraine PM asked to resign
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko yesterday asked Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk to resign in the face of the government's perceived failure to fight endemic corruption and overcome a deep economic crisis.
Poroshenko's dramatic intervention came as opinion polls showed growing public disenchantment with the pro-Western team that took over the leadership of the former Soviet nation after its 2014 pro-Western revolt.
Parliament was already considering holding a vote of no confidence in the government after first listening to Yatsenyuk account for his 2015 performance and his plans for this year.
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